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Message For the Day…: Avoid Evil deeds , Harmful and Hateful Thoughts…”

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The inborn desires (samskaras) in life result in some tendencies that are stronger than the rest and stand out. The feeling that dominates the moment of death works with great force in your next lives. Therefore direct the entire current of life toward acquisition of the mental tendency (samskara) that will make your end a sweet Divine consummation. This truth must guide you for the journey of this life too, for inborn desires are the wherewithal for this journey as well as the next. Therefore from now, always keep death, which is inevitable, before the eye of memory. With this approach engage yourself in this life with good wishes for all, with strict adherence to truth, seeking always the company of the good, and with the mind always fixed on the Lord. Avoid evil deeds, hateful and harmful thoughts, and attachment to the world. If you live thus, your last moment will be pure, sweet, and blessed.

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For the Day…” God is Truth, God is Bliss…Hence Seek God and Live in Bliss…”

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God is wisdom. God dwells in all beings. God is known by various names and of these, the greatest and the most fitting is Satchitananda. Sat means that which remains unchanged in all the three periods of time – the past, the present, and the future. Strict adherence to Truth would enable you to experience Sat. Chit means total awareness or complete knowledge; it is that which enables one to experience Divinity in all its aspects. Once Sat and Chit are experienced, Ananda or bliss would follow automatically. The human body is temporary; the pleasure that it can give also is fleeting. It is meaningless to seek eternal bliss by way of instruments that are impermanent. The body only gives temporary, bodily pleasure, and the mind can at best give only mental satisfaction for a little while. Therefore you must seek that which is permanent – Bliss. God is Truth, God is Bliss. Hence seek God and live in Bliss

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Message For the Day…” Revere Your Mother as God …”

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The Vedas say, “Mathru devo bhava: Revere your Mother as God.” You must revere your mother, who has brought you up with love, care and sacrifice. If one’s heart is so hard that it does not melt at the pleadings of their mother, it deserves nothing but ridicule. Always, always, love and respect your mother, your motherland, your mother-tongue and follow its culture. Never develop hatred against others, their languages or culture. Nourish and enrich your mother-tongue and motherland with all your energy and progress as much as you can, without any hesitation. Keep yourself fit for this by making the best use of all available opportunities. Develop your character as well as intelligence and health. The most reliable source of strength is within you, not in money, kinsmen, or physical acumen, but in yourself – the Soul (Atman). Know it, delve into it, draw sustenance from it, and then see it in all and serve it in all.

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Message For the day…” Clearly Understand that You Originate from God…”

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Everyone wants to be happy. Such a desire is natural and it springs from the fact that your true nature is bliss. Bliss is God but somehow people don’t get that! You are born of joy(ananda), the basis of your life is ananda, and your goal must also be ananda. Truly speaking, it is not difficult to know what the basis and goal of life should be. Prahlada got it! He realised that God is Omnipresent and saw unity in diversity. He clearly perceived Narayana to be the substratum of everything in creation and happily surrendered to Him. His father Hiranyakasipu was just the opposite. He saw diversity in unity and became deluded by the multiplicity of forms in Creation, each with its own name. Clearly understand that you originate from God, that your life’s undercurrent is God, and your final destination also is God. Bliss should be the goal in your life, and seek it in all earnestness.

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Message For the Day…” Have a Disciplined Life Throughout…”

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People are so deeply involved in their lives that sometimes the span of 24 hours appears too short for a day. Drinking, eating, reading, walking, sitting, hating, dreaming, boasting, praising, weeping, laughing, craving, hoping — these fill up your day. All these activities are intimately attached to the mind. Thus your life is a collection of inborn desires (samskaras),which impacts your character. The events and activities that transpired in your life, both good and bad, that you may have forgotten through other subsequent events – did leave a residual trace of their consequences in your mind. When you try to recall the day’s events at bed-time, you remember a few – not everything. When such is the case with the happenings of a single day, what shall be said of the events in life of several months or years? When your end nears, you will remember only very few deep-rooted impressions. Hence, disciplined striving throughout the life is essential for a joyful consummation.

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Message For the Day…” The more You Love Your Fellow Beings, Greater will be Your Bliss and Joy…”

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Buddhists chant, ‘Buddham saranam gacchami. Dharmam saranam gacchami. Sangam saranam gacchami’. These three maxims imply that firstly, you must sharpen the intellect and the capacity for spiritual discrimination. Next, intelligence must be used in the service of society. Thirdly, service must be based on righteousness. If you follow this, you will experience Bliss. Never harm any living creature in any way, whatsoever. Nonviolence is the supreme dharma.Never ever hurt or injure another person in your thought, word, or action. You may wonder: “Is such a thing possible?” Yes it is! With resolution and absolute determination, there is nothing in this world that cannot be achieved. Fear is a great obstacle to achievement. When you realise that the same Divinity resides in all, you will never be afraid of anything or anyone. The more you love your fellow beings, the greater will be your bliss and joy. “Help ever, hurt never” – this is the essence of Buddha’s teaching.

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For the Day….” Through Prayers You can Overcome any difficulties…”

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You may undertake any number of spiritual practices, but never forget God’s name even for a moment. Then you will be protected. Never do anything that will take you away from God. You can achieve anything through prayer. You need not pray loudly; it is sufficient if you pray mentally. Some people misunderstand that God will not rescue them if they do not pray loudly. God resides in your heart. He listens to your prayers all the time. If you aspire to attain His grace, you must contemplate on Him incessantly. Worldly difficulties come and go. Do not attach much importance to them. Through prayer you can overcome any difficulties. Only God’s grace is true and everlasting. God protected the lives of many devotees and alleviated their suffering in response to their prayers. So, make every effort to earn the grace of God.

Sathya Sai Baba

 

Message For the Day….” Life is like a Balance Sheet…”

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A merchant calculates the debit and credit at the end of a week or month or year, and draws up the balance sheet to arrive at one figure — their earnings. So too, in the business of life, the end may result in some earnings, after the receipts and disbursements are tallied. At the point of death, if one yearns to cater to the tongue, it is proof that throughout their life, the tongue has been the master. Thus, of the inborn desires(samskaras) in life, some are stronger than the rest and stand out to the last. Life is like that; this lesson must be learnt and digested well. The net result of all this living and toiling is whatever comes to memory at the last moment of life. Therefore, direct the current of life towards the acquisition of the mental tendency (samskara) that you want to have during the last moment. Fix your attention upon it, day and night.  

Sathya Sai Baba

A merchant calculates the debit and credit at the end of a week or month or year, and draws up the balance sheet to arrive at one figure — their earnings. So too, in the business of life, the end may result in some earnings, after the receipts and disbursements are tallied. At the point of death, if one yearns to cater to the tongue, it is proof that throughout their life, the tongue has been the master. Thus, of the inborn desires(samskaras) in life, some are stronger than the rest and stand out to the last. Life is like that; this lesson must be learnt and digested well. The net result of all this living and toiling is whatever comes to memory at the last moment of life. Therefore, direct the current of life towards the acquisition of the mental tendency (samskara) that you want to have during the last moment. Fix your attention upon it, day and night.

Message For the Day…” When you Develop Faith in Divinity, You will ensure Unity…”

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Chant the name of God day in and day out. That alone will protect you at all times. Just as air is all pervasive, God is present in you, with you, around you, below you, above you. Hence, be in constant communion with Divinity. When you develop faith in Divinity, you will naturally have unity. Consequently, there will be no scope for enmity. You need not perform any rituals in order to win the grace of God. It is enough if you donamasmarana (chant the Divine Name) from the depth of your heart.Hari Bhajana bina sukha shanti nahi… (You cannot attain peace and happiness without singing the glory of God). If you incessantly chant the divine name ‘Rama’, no harm can ever befall you. Do not fritter away this opportunity but put it to the best use. Remember that God is always with you wherever you are.

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For the Day…” Sufferings and Travails of this world are Illusory and Transitory…”

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If the world is real, it must be cognized even during the stage of dreamless deep sleep, but we are not conscious of the world during sleep. Hence, the visible world is as unreal as the dream world. The Universe is a reflection of the Divine (Brahman). The sky might be reflected in a pot of toddy but that does not defile it. Similarly, in this vehicle called body, the Atma dwells pure and undefiled. The fruits of action, good or bad, adhere to the vehicle and not to the indweller. When such wisdom dawns, the dark shadows of the three types of Karma flee before it (The three being Sanchita – the entire accumulated Karma; Prarabdha – the Karma whose effects we undergo in the present andAagami – the Karma we perform now whose results will be felt in the future). The suffering and travails of this world are illusory and transitory. Fix your mind firmly on this great fact and set out bravely on the path of spiritual practice, the practice of devotion.

Sathya Sai Baba